Written questions

Animal Welfare: Tourism

Commons · Question 112493 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 18 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether overseas tourism activities involving animals are currently being considered for inclusion within the Activity Regulations under the Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 18 Feb 2026

The Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 provides a framework for the introduction of future bans on the advertising and offering for sale, in England and Northern Ireland, of low-welfare animal activities abroad. The Act grants enforcement po...